Blog Post
Freeport LNG Train 3 Final Commissioning Stage
info • Mar 10, 2020
McDermott International with its joint venture partners, Chiyoda International Corporation and Zachry Group, announced today that Train 3 of the Freeport LNG Liquefaction project on Quintana Island in Freeport, Texas, has reached the final commissioning stage. This includes the introduction of feed gas into Train 3 of the liquefaction export facility. Freeport LNG Train 3 is on track to reach initial LNG production in the first quarter of 2020 according to McDermott International.
"Congratulations to the entire team for upholding the high safety and quality standards for which we're known," said Mark Coscio, McDermott's Senior Vice President for North, Central and South America. "We have achieved substantial completion for Trains 1 and 2, and now focus on delivering Train 3 as it transitions from construction phase to start up."
The project scope includes three pre-treatment trains, a liquefaction facility with three trains, a second loading berth and a 165,000 m3 full containment LNG storage tank. Freeport LNG's three trains are expected to produce in excess of 15 mtpa. Freeport LNG announced the start of commercial operations for its first liquefaction train on December 8, 2019. In January of this year Freeport LNG announced the start of commercial operations for the second liquefaction train at the facility.
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